Select Sensors dialog box
With the Select Sensors dialog box you are adding previously configured sensors to the TV80. The Select Sensors dialog box is very useful for analysis purposes.
How to open
The Select sensors dialog box is opened from the Add New Sensor dialog box. To open the Add New Sensor dialog box, select Add New Sensor at the bottom of the Sensor list page in the Installation dialog box. The Sensor List page is located in the Installation dialog box. The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu.
Description
This dialog box is commonly called the “offline” mode for configuring. With the Select sensors dialog box, you are not configuring the gear monitoring sensors.
You must select where to place the sensors on your gear. The gear illustration will show an icon in the shape of a sensor indicating where the sensor is located. No matter the sensor you choose, the icon will always be the same.
Before you can read data from the gear monitoring sensors, you must define which sensors to use, and which measurements they shall provide. You must also define the communication parameters.
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Details
Depending on the sensor selected, you will find different parameters that will help you configure it. The appearance of the parameters reflect the currently selected sensor type.
Sensor name
By default, the name of the selected sensor/measurement will come up. You can change the name of the sensor/measurement to help you identify in the Select Sensors page.
Update Rate
This parameter is used to select how often the TV80 can expect to receive information from the sensor. A faster update rate gives you information more often, but will decrease the battery life. The value you choose here must comply to the value programmed into the sensor. If these do not match, the communication between the TV80 and the sensor will not work.
Receiver
Select the receiver the selected sensor is connected to. The options will vary depending on your configuration the I/O Setup page.
Label
By default, the TV80 will assign a name (label) to every sensor depending on its location and the measurements it will make. You can change the name of the sensor/measurement to help you identify in the Select Sensors page.
Function
Several gear monitoring sensors can provide more than one reading. This setting shows the measurement that is expected from the selected sensor.
Channel
This is the communication channel used between the gear monitoring sensor and the TV80. The channel number is vital. The channel you choose must comply with the channel programmed into the gear monitoring sensor. If these do not match, the communication between the TV80 and the sensor will not work.
Offset
This setting defines the offset value for gear monitoring sensors that measure spread and depth. The offset value for the spread sensor must be entered manually based on your knowledge about the physical locations of the sensors and the properties of the gear.